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'No agreement' during Tibet talks | 'No agreement' during Tibet talks |
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Chinese officials and representatives of the Dalai Lama ended day-long talks without a breakthrough but agreed to more talks, Chinese state media say. | |
The two sides would to hold further dialogue at "an appropriate time", Xinhua news agency reported. | |
The meeting - in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen - was the first since violent protests by Tibetans in March. | The meeting - in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen - was the first since violent protests by Tibetans in March. |
Beijing says the Dalai Lama incited the violence. He denies this and accuses the government of human rights abuses. | Beijing says the Dalai Lama incited the violence. He denies this and accuses the government of human rights abuses. |
The two Chinese delegates "answered patiently" questions raised by the two representatives of the Dalai Lama, Xinhua said. | |
But they told the representatives that recent unrest had created "new obstacles" to dialogue, it added. | |
The US welcomed the meeting. "We have long encouraged the resumption of a dialogue between Chinese authorities and the Dalai Lama," said White House spokesman Tony Fratto. | |
"We hope discussions can lead to better understanding." | |
Autonomy demands | Autonomy demands |
Western governments have repeatedly pressed China to renew dialogue with Tibet's exiled spiritual leader. | |
TIBET DIVIDE China says Tibet was always part of its territoryTibet enjoyed long periods of autonomy before 20th centuryIn 1950, China launched a military assaultOpposition to Chinese rule led to a bloody uprising in 1959Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama fled to India class="" href="/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7299221.stm">Q&A: Tibet and China class="" href="/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7305288.stm">Key events in Tibet unrest The two sides have met several times since 2002, but without any concrete results. | |
The Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government-in-exile have been based in India since fleeing Tibet in 1959, nine years after China sent troops into the region to enforce a territorial claim. | |
Anti-China protests led by Buddhist monks began in Lhasa on 10 March this year and gradually escalated into rioting. | Anti-China protests led by Buddhist monks began in Lhasa on 10 March this year and gradually escalated into rioting. |
China says at least 19 people were killed by the rioters - but Tibetan exiles say dozens of people were killed by the Chinese security forces as they moved to quell the unrest. | |
The unrest was the worst in the region in 20 years. | The unrest was the worst in the region in 20 years. |
After the riots, pro-Tibetan protesters threw China's global Olympic torch relay into disarray as it passed through several cities, including London, Paris and San Francisco. | After the riots, pro-Tibetan protesters threw China's global Olympic torch relay into disarray as it passed through several cities, including London, Paris and San Francisco. |
The Dalai Lama has repeated his position that he wants increased autonomy for Tibet within China, not independence. | The Dalai Lama has repeated his position that he wants increased autonomy for Tibet within China, not independence. |